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Marjorie Taylor Greene, a prominent Republican congresswoman and a staunch ally of Trump, suggested a return to "measles parties" for children. She criticized contemporary attitudes towards vaccination, stating, "Now, they demonize parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids."

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 114 points 4 days ago (10 children)

She thinks the measles are like chicken pox, pretty much harmless to young ones. My parents tried to get me sick in the 70s, that's just how it was done before we had a chicken pox vaccine. Finally got it at 16, still have the scars nearly 40-years later. But I got my shingles vax!

She's literally this stupid. Some things we see these nuts try to pull off make sense, from an evil point of view. This move is plain stupid, and because we've forgotten what measles are people will listen.

BTW, I'm 54 and just now learning what measles are and how bad it can be. I had no clue, because I've never met anyone that had it.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Wait? I can get vaccinated for shingles after having chicken pox? Is that a thing?

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, but insurance won't cover it until like age 50.

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